Why Is the Naming Process So Important for the Treatment

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why is the naming process so important for the treatment of disease?

• A) Giving the disease a name assures the patient that the practitioner understands his case.
• B) An unnamed disease is one in which there is not enough research to treat it effectively.
• C) Naming the disease takes away its power, allowing the practitioner to fight it.
• D) In many cases patients recover better if the disease is not named, because named diseases are scarier.

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